Orzhov Extortion Celebration

Standard*

tdb19

Creature (21)

• 4x Basilica Guards
• 2x Basilica Screecher
• 3x Dutiful Thrull
• 3x High Priest of Penance
• 1x Obzedat, Ghost Council
• 2x Syndic of Tithes
• 4x Thrull Parasite
• 2x Tithe Drinker

Land (22)

• 4x Godless Shrine
• 9x Plains
• 9x Swamp

Enchantment (6)

• 2x Blind Obedience
• 4x Oblivion Ring

Instant (12)

• 4x Murder
• 2x Profit / Loss
• 2x Smite
• 2x Tribute to Hunger
• 2x Ultimate Price

Sorcery (4)

• 4x Sign in Blood

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Sideboard

Enchantment (6)

• 2x Nevermore
• 2x Oblivion Ring
• 2x Rest in Peace

Artifact (2)

• 2x Ring of Xathrid

Instant (6)

• 2x Beckon Apparition
• 2x Erase
• 2x Tribute to Hunger

Sorcery (1)

• 1x Immortal Servitude

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My idea here is simple. Play low cost spells so you can extort as much as possible. This is about building an early game extort board with removal to protect it. Drain life as you play one-two drops such as Dutiful Thrull and Sign in Blood. Don't worry about not getting off early game extort, its about mid to late game hitting 3, 4, 5 life with extort alone nevermind whatever you may swing for. The trick is using the removal well to get to that stage of the game. A mid-range control aggro that keeps your opponents not knowing what to kill first. Shock lands are not needed if you are on a tight budget, I threw them in for tournament play.

Play-Tip: Play removal on your opponent's turn, this helps in two ways, 1: If you're up against Gruul or Boros you can break up battalion strike, or kill pumped up tramplers that are running at you. 2: Allows you to keep the mana base, your mana is the most important thing running with Orzhov. By playing kill spells, then extorting if available, on opponent's turns, you allow yourself an untapped mana base upon your own turn to make the moves as you wish. Accept this time with one less creature to worry about.

Date added	11 years
Last updated	11 years
Legality	This deck is not Standard legal.
Rarity (main - side)	0 - 2 Mythic Rares 10 - 3 Rares 14 - 6 Uncommons 23 - 4 Commons
Cards	65
Avg. CMC	2.33
Tokens	Spirit 1/1 WB
Folders	ravnica decks, Want to Try